Lisa Diethelm

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Lisa Diethelm is the Politics editor for the Downtown Devil while she studies at The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in downtown Phoenix. She grew up in California and started her journalism career in high school.

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Downtown Devil founders return to Cronkite for Must See Monday

In a dorm room at Taylor Place 10 years ago, four journalism students launched a website dedicated to covering the downtown Phoenix community: the Downtown Devil. Founders Dan Neligh, Salvador Rodriguez, Stephanie Snyder and Dustin Volz spoke about...

City Council Recap: light rail election and police body cameras

On Wednesday, the Phoenix City Council convened in a formal meeting. Here’s a rundown of items that affect downtown Phoenix: Body Worn Cameras The City Council authorized City Manager Ed Zuercher to partner with Axon Enterprise, Inc. to provide...

Suns members donated over $30,000 to council campaigns since 2012

Members of the Phoenix Suns front office gave over $31,000 to Phoenix City Council members since 2012, according to data from the city’s campaign finance records. The funds went to five of the eight current council members, who...

Revolver Records bids farewell to Roosevelt Row after 11 years

CDs, movies, and .45’s lie across most of the shelves of Revolver Records on an early Friday afternoon, but fortunately, or unfortunately for downtown vinyl lovers, there’s only a few people in the store to notice. This is...

ASU Prep and Phoenix Elementary near agreement on rent proposals

Phoenix Elementary School District voted to approve the business terms of a two-year lease with ASU Preparatory Academy, or ASU Prep, on Nov. 29, following four months of rent negotiations. In July, the school district voted to terminate...

Rott n’ Grapes makes a splash in Roosevelt

Rott n’ Grapes RoRo joined the downtown Phoenix community in August and is looking to take advantage of the restaurant scene, expanding its original concept, an Uptown bar. Husband and wife Keith Shanks and Patty Gii were inspired...